Unit that provides a poverty profile of microentrepreneurs, with data on labor standards, social security, environmental …

and manage the risks that households face as part of a coherent long-term strategy to reduce poverty and promote social … equity. The articles included in this book were presented at the conference, "Social Protection and Poverty," held at the …

This report seeks to put the issue of poverty in practical terms of what we know about poverty and what can be done to …

field of microfinance.Abstract: El acceso de la mujer microempresaria a los servicios financieros es clave para sus …

This paper presents a synopsis of the current state of the microfinance industry in Latin America. It provides a rough … microfinance institutions; and it outlines some of the major issues currently facing the industry. The underlying theme of the … paper is the microfinance industry's gradual integration into established markets and structures, specifically as it relates …

of microfinance institutions - whereas it used to be an industry where nongovernmental organizations dominated … microfinance, it is now rapidly evolving into a subsector of the financial services industry. …

between microfinance institutions and private international investors. This article is written by Robert Pouliot of RCP … & Partners, a Swiss-based fiduciary agency based in Switzerland and Germany. The second article addresses microfinance regulation …

edition of Microfinance Americas 2009, The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and … the Microfinance Information Exchange, Inc. (MIX) present the Annual Ranking of the Latin America and the Caribbean …'s leading microfinance institutions. The report ranks MFIs using a methodology which is comprised of three different pillars …